Wednesday, April 14, 2010

April 15th is tax day and when tax returns are due to the IRS before a penalty can be imposed. Same-sex couples face tax inequities and are ineligible to file joint tax returns. The results are higher pay and less access to social security, estate and other benefits for gay families.

When: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Throughout the dayWhere: Main USPS OfficeWhat: Come hold Marriage Equality signs, get folks dropping off their Taxes to honk in support. For more information contact Evan McMahon indiana@marriageequality.org or call (812) 827-8337.

Sonoma County, California

When: Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:30 -6:00 PMWhere: Santa Rosa Post Office, 730 2nd St.What: Come hold Marriage Equality signs and join us as we partner with members of the ACLU for our tax day raly. More info is available at: http://aclusonoma.org/pdf/TaxDayDemonstration.pdf !

Yolo County, California

When: Thursday, April 15, 2010 NOONWhere: Davis Main Post Office, corner of Poleline and 5thWhat: Join with the Yolo County chapter of Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA)and Northern California ACLU at the Tax Day Protest.

San Francisco & Alameda Counties, California

When: Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:00 – 6:30 PMWhere: Oakland Main Post Office 1675 7th St (1 block off the West Oakland BART Station)What: Come hold Marriage Equality signs, get folks dropping off their Taxes to honk in support. We have fantastic, fun chants to get the message out!

2 comments:

So when faced with a privilege given to one portion of the population, the answer is not to remove it, but to extend it to another subset of the population? Why does being in a long term monogamous relationship entitle anyone to anything?

Inequities? Like the marriage penalty? Oh yeah, sign me up for that! My partner and I save thousands of dollars in taxes every year not being married and having our income combined. With the upcoming tax increase for health care, we'll save even more. Be careful what you ask for...you might get it!